Susie Wolff comes through engine scare in F1 grand prix test run
Williams test driver was forced into the pits Briton only four places behind Felipe Massa
Ultimately, as first practice at Hockenheim drew to a close it rated as a success for Susie Wolff, who completed 22 laps and finished 15th on the timesheets. But, for moments just after the track went hot, she must have suffered a sickening moment in the car, not through an accident but at the realisation of a potentially crushing disappointment.
Heading out on her installation lap, for the second grand prix in succession her role as a test driver for Williams looked like it would be cut short with mechanical problems. Wolff managed only part of that out lap before having to nurse her car back to the pits.
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